LIMERICK — The Limerick Township Industrial Development Authority made another mass donation to local non-profits Tuesday night.

Five different organizations split $10,000 and received the checks prior to a township board of supervisors meeting.

“This is a really great thing for the community to fund these projects,” said Joseph St. Pedro, a township supervisor and a board member of the authority.

The Montgomery County Foundation, RSVP, Project Outreach, Mission Kids and the Limerick Elementary School Home and School League all received checks from different members of the five-person board.

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“These contributions make a significant difference,” said Ron Gawel, the chairman of RSVP.

“I know that you’re struggling to get money,” St. Pedro told the representatives of the non-profits gathered.

The Limerick Township Industrial Development Authority, created in 2006, aims to “alleviate unemployment, maintain employment at a high level, create and develop business opportunities, finance certain not-for-profit entities, manufacturing and research and development facilities and attract these businesses to the greater area including Limerick Township,” according to a release.

Currently, the board is made up of St. Pedro, Eugene Dinnocenti, Carmen Italia, Ryan Wall and Christopher Haring.

In March, the authority donated $10,000 to organizations as well, and before 2013, the foundation donated $15,500 total.

During the township meeting later Tuesday, St. Pedro also donated the salary he receives as a supervisors, $3,250, to the Montgomery County Foundation as well.

“I think the foundation does an absolutely terrific job giving grants to a lot of folks in our community and Montgomery County,” St. Pedro said, handing a check to Virginia Frantz, the president and CEO of the foundation.

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